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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (72852)	7/11/2006 9:55:53 AM
From: T L Comiskey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 362425

I had seen Bucky lecture a number of times.. He was more than overpowering.. he stood.. 5' 2"...dark blue suit.. coke bottle glasses.. (almost legally blind..) eyes closed..and talked for 2-3 hours ..non stop his View was as If from another world.. (Read.. Critical Path.. his last book..) When we had dinner.. he deferred to his wife Ann....... he spoke little.. and let his lovely wife have Center Stage... After they left Illinois.. I was given a large box of his personal effects.. bow ties...ivy league cap.. shoes socks..ect... I passed em on.. to who knows who now.......... there is a small local effort to restore his Dome Home.. but it has suffered the effects of time..heat.. and disregard.. scroll ecomall.com T

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (72852)	7/11/2006 9:55:56 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 362425

Why coal-rich US is seeing record imports They've jumped from 9 million tons to 30.5 million tons since 1999, as demand grows for low-sulfur coal. By Mark Clayton \| Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor With nearly a quarter of the world's coal supply - enough to last centuries - the United States has been dubbed the "Saudi Arabia of Coal," by US officials and energy experts. But thanks to growing global coal markets and clean air regulations, the US is witnessing a latter-day equivalent of "carrying coals to Newcastle" - a 230 percent leap in coal imports to the US since 1999. Message 22612535